What are a guardian's
responsibilities to a
child?
A guardian's responsibilities to a child include -
- Providing day-to-day care for the child. This means making sure that the everyday things in the child's life are OK - a safe and secure home, loving care and attention, proper arrangements for school, for example. But this does not apply to a guardian appointed by a parent in their will.
- Contributing to the child's development as a person. In different ways, and at different stages of a child's life, guardians help children build a life for themselves, so that they can learn about the world and their culture, make friends, achieve goals, cope with setbacks, and all the other things that growing up involves.
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Guardians help make the big decisions in a child's life. These include important things like -
- Where the child lives
- Where they go to school
- Major medical treatment
- What the child's culture, language and religion will be
- Changes to the child's name.
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